Barbara Farnsworth

Background

Farnsworth, Barbara was born on June 18, 1934 in New York City. Daughter of William A. and Margaret T. (Leczer) Blaha.

Education

Bachelor, Middlebury College, 1955.

Career

Editor, McGraw Hill, New York City, 1955-1956; freelance writer, London, Paris, 1963-1978; owner, Barbara Farnsworth Books, West Cornwall, Connecticut, since 1978.

Achievements

• Barbara Farnsworth has been listed as a noteworthy bookseller by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Hughes Memorial Library., West Cornwall, since 1995, president, 1984-1995. Member Antiquarian Booksellers Association American.

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, gardening.

Connections

Married Clyde H. Farnsworth, September 8, 1956 (divorced October 1978). Children: Andrew, Alexander.

Father:

William A. Blaha

Mother:

Margaret T. (Leczer) Blaha

Spouse:

Clyde H. Farnsworth

child:

Alexander Farnsworth

child:

Andrew Farnsworth